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Sahih MuslimThe Book of the Merits of the Companions

The Prophet's wives were with him when Fātimah (may Allah be pleased with her) came walking. Her gait was exactly similar to the gait of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)

Chapter: The Virtues Of Fatimah (RA), The Daughter Of The Prophet (SAW)

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2450b

Narrator:Fātima

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ فِرَاسٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ

كُنَّ أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَهُ لَمْ يُغَادِرْ مِنْهُنَّ وَاحِدَةً فَأَقْبَلَتْ فَاطِمَةُ تَمْشِي مَا تُخْطِئُ مِشْيَتُهَا مِنْ مِشْيَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَيْئًا فَلَمَّا رَآهَا رَحَّبَ بِهَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَرْحَبًا بِابْنَتِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ أَجْلَسَهَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ أَوْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ سَارَّهَا فَبَكَتْ بُكَاءً شَدِيدًا فَلَمَّا رَأَى جَزَعَهَا سَارَّهَا الثَّانِيَةَ فَضَحِكَتْ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا خَصَّكِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ بَيْنِ نِسَائِهِ بِالسِّرَارِ ثُمَّ أَنْتِ تَبْكِينَ فَلَمَّا قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَأَلْتُهَا مَا قَالَ لَكِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ مَا كُنْتُ أُفْشِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سِرَّهُ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قُلْتُ عَزَمْتُ عَلَيْكِ بِمَا لِي عَلَيْكِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ لَمَا حَدَّثْتِنِي مَا قَالَ لَكِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ أَمَّا الآنَ فَنَعَمْ أَمَّا حِينَ سَارَّنِي فِي الْمَرَّةِ الأُولَى فَأَخْبَرَنِي ‏"‏ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ كَانَ يُعَارِضُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَإِنَّهُ عَارَضَهُ الآنَ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَإِنِّي لاَ أُرَى الأَجَلَ إِلاَّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ فَاتَّقِي اللَّهَ وَاصْبِرِي فَإِنَّهُ نِعْمَ السَّلَفُ أَنَا لَكِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَبَكَيْتُ بُكَائِي الَّذِي رَأَيْتِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى جَزَعِي سَارَّنِي الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا فَاطِمَةُ أَمَا تَرْضَىْ أَنْ تَكُونِي سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَوْ سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَضَحِكْتُ ضَحِكِي الَّذِي رَأَيْتِ ‏.‏

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The the Prophet's wives were with him when Fātimah (may Allah be pleased with her) came walking. Her gait was exactly similar to the gait of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). When he saw her, he welcomed her saying: "Welcome, my daughter." He made her sit on his right side or on his left side. Then he said something secretly to her and she wept bitterly. When he found her in grief, he said to her something secretly for the second time and she laughed. I said to her: "The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) has singled you out with talking to you secretly, excluding all his wives, and you weep!" When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) went away, I said to her: "What did the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say to you?" Thereupon she said: "I am not going to disclose the secret of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)." When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) died, I said to her: "I adjure you by the right that I have upon you that you should tell me what the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to you." She said: "Yes, now I can do that. When he talked to me secretly for the first time he informed me that Jibrīl was in the habit of reciting the Qur'an along with him once or twice every year, but this year it had been twice and so he perceived that his death was quite near, so fear Allah and be patient, and he told me that he would be an excellent predecessor for me, and so I wept as you saw me. Then when he saw me in grief, he talked to me secretly for the second time and said: 'O Fātimah, would it please you to know that you will be the head of the believing women or the head of the women of this Ummah?' So I laughed and it was that laughter which you saw.'"

Reported by Muslim (No. 2450b) and Al-Bukhari (No. 6285).

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Explanation

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet's wives were sitting with him when Fātimah (may Allah be pleased with her) came to visit him in his final illness. Fātimah came in walking exactly like the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). It was the Prophet's habit to stand up for his daughter, kiss her, and let her sit in his place. So he welcomed her and let her sit next to him. ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) then mentioned that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) talked secretly to Fātimah (may Allah be pleased with her), who therefore wept heavily. When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw that she was very sad, he talked once again secretly to her, so she laughed. ‘Ā’ishah asked Fātimah why she wept although she had such a privilege of being told a secret by the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) apart from his wives. Fātimah said that she would not divulge the Prophet's secret. However, when the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) died, ‘Ā’ishah adjured Fātimah to tell her what the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) had told her. Fātimah agreed to tell her this time. She said that she cried the first time because the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) told her that Jibrīl used to study the Qur'an with him once or twice every year, but that time it was twice. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) believed this was an indication that his life was coming to an end. He asked Fātimah to adhere to piety and have patience, and told her that the honor of being the Prophet's descendant would compensate the grief of separating from him by his death. So Fātimah cried and was very sad. Then, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) told her another secret; he assured her that she is the cream of Muslim women, so she laughed. As this Hadīth reports, Fātimah laughed because the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed her that she would be the chief of the women of Paradise. However, there are other narrations stating that in the second time he talked secretly to her, she laughed for the following reasons: 1. He told her that she would be the first of his family to die after him. 2. He told her that she would be the chief of the women of Paradise. This, along with the first, is the preponderant opinion. 3. He told her that Jibrīl told him that no Muslim woman has more excellent offspring than her, and asked her not to be the least patient. It remains that ‘Ā'ishah's keenness for knowledge pushed her to ask Fātimah what secret the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) confided to her. But the Prophet's daughter said that she would not disclose the Prophet's secret. This is the point of the Hadīth. When the restriction ended by the Prophet's death, she told her about the secret speech. Finally, this Hadīth tells something about the future, and this thing happened as described. It is agreed that Fātimah (may Allah be pleased with her) was the first of the Prophet's family to die after him, even before his wives (may Allah be pleased with them).

Explanation in Arabic

ذكرت عائشة رضي الله عنها أن أزواج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كن عنده ثم جاءت فاطمة رضي الله عنها تعوده في مرضه وشكواه الذي قُبِض فيه، فذكرت أنَّ فاطمة رضي الله عنها أقبلت تمشي كأنَّ مشيتها مشية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وكانت عادته صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا دخلت عليه بنته فاطمة رضي الله عنها قام إليها وقبَّلها وأجلسها في مجلسه، فرحب بها وأجلسها بجانبه.

ثم أخبرت عائشة رضي الله عنها : أنه أسر إلى فاطمة رضي الله عنها بالقول فبكت بكاء شديدا، فلما رأى حزنها الشديد، أسر إليها بقول آخر فضحكت.

فسألتها عائشة رضي الله عنها عن الذي خصها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم به دون نسائه وبكت بسببه.

فقالت: لم أكن لأنشر سر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم .

فلما توفي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أقسمت عائشة رضي الله عنها على فاطمة رضي الله عنها أن تحدثها بما قال لها الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم .

فقالت: أما إذا سألتني الآن فسأحدثك، أما بكائي حين أسر إلي بالقول في المرة الأولى، فإنه أخبرني أن جبريل -عليه السلام- كان يدارسه القرآن كل عام مرة أو مرتين، وأنه دارسه مرتين حينها، وظن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن هذا نذير بانتهاء مدة حياته، وأمرني بالتقوى والصبر، وأن ما يترتب على ذلك من شرف السلف لي يعدل ما قد يبدو من جزع الفراق، فبكيت حين رأيتني بكيت، فلما رأى حزني الشديد، بشرني بأني سيدة نساء المؤمنين أو سيدة نساء هذه الأمة، فضحكت ضحكي الذي رأيتيه مني.

وأما ضحكها فجاء هذا الحديث مبيِّنًا ذلك بكونها رضي الله عنها سيِّدة نساء أهل الجنة، ومع ذلك فقد اختلفت الروايات فيما سارها به ثانيا وضحكها لذلك على أقوال:

1. أنه إخبار إيَّاها بأنها أول أهله لحوقا به.

2. أنه إخباره إياها بأنها سيدة نساء أهل الجنة، وجعل كونها أول أهله لحوقا به مضموما إلى الأول وهو الراجح.

3. أنه قال لفاطمة إنَّ جبريل أخبرني أنه ليس امرأة من نساء المسلمين أعظم ذرية منك فلا تكوني أدنى امرأة منهن صبرًا.

ولكن يبقى قبل ذلك أنَّ حرص عائشة رضي الله عنها على العلم سرَّع من سؤالها لفاطمة رضي الله عنها عمَّا حصل في السرار، فما كان من بنت رسول الله إلا أن قالت: "مَا كُنتُ لِأُفشِيَ عَلَى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سِرَّه"، وهو الشاهد من الحديث، فلما زال المحذور بموت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أخبرتها من أمر السرار.

وفي الحديث إخباره صلى الله عليه وسلم بما سيقع فوقع كما قال، فإنهم اتفقوا على أن فاطمة -عليها السلام- كانت أول من مات من أهل بيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بعده حتى قبل أزواجه -رضي الله عنهن-.

  • فضل فاطمة -رضي الله عنها-.
  • الحديث من دلائل النبوة؛ فقد أخبر الرسول -صلى الله عليه وسلم- ابنته بقرب أجله، وأعلمها بأنها أول أهله لحوقا به؛ فكان ما أخبر به رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.
  • استحباب كتم السر وعدم إفشائه حتى يزول المانع من ذلك.
  • عرض القرآن على الحفاظ ومدارستهم له من طرق حفظه وتثبيته؛ فهي سنة متبعة بين أهل القرآن وحفاظه، ولذلك ينبغي على الحافظ أن يتعاهد حفظه.
  • جواز الاستدلال بالقرائن؛ فإن رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- استدل بمعارضة جبريل له القرآن مرتين- وقد كان يعارضه في كل سنة مرة- على قرب الأجل ودنو يوم الرحيل.
  • تقديم المؤانسة قبل الإخبار بالأمر.
  • جواز البكاء الخالي من الصراخ والعويل والنياحة ولطم الخدود وشق الجيوب؛ لأنه رحمة جعلها الله في قلب عبده المؤمن.
  • حال المؤمن الصبر عند المصيبة، والبعد عن الفخر والعجب بالنفس عند النعمة.
  • أن جزاء الصبر على قدر عظم المصيبة.

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْلهَا : ( فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ جِبْرِيل كَانَ يُعَارِضُهُ الْقُرْآن فِي كُلّ سَنَة مَرَّة أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ) هَكَذَا وَقَعَ فِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَة , وَذِكْرُ الْمَرَّتَيْنِ شَكٌّ مِنْ بَعْض الرُّوَاة , وَالصَّوَاب حَذْفهَا كَمَا فِي بَاقِي الرِّوَايَات. قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( لَا أُرَى الْأَجَل إِلَّا قَدْ اِقْتَرَبَ , فَاتَّقِي اللَّه , وَاصْبِرِي , فَإِنَّهُ نَعَمْ السَّلَف أَنَا لَك ) أُرَى بِضَمِّ الْهَمْزَة أَيْ أَظُنّ. وَالسَّلَف الْمُتَقَدِّم , وَمَعْنَاهُ أَنَا مُتَقَدِّم قُدَّامك فَتَرُدِّينَ عَلَيَّ. وَفِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَة : ( أَمَا تَرْضَيْ ) هَكَذَا هُوَ فِي النُّسَخ ( تَرْضَيْ ) , وَهُوَ لُغَة , وَالْمَشْهُور ( تَرْضَيْنَ ).…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6285

Mother of the Believers: We, the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) were all sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) and none of us had left when Fatima came walking, and by Allah, her gait was very similar to that of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) .' When he saw her, he welcomed her, saying, "Welcome, O my daughter!" Then he…

فَإِنَّهُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ كَانَ يُعَارِضُهُ بِالْقُرْآنِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ مَرَّةً ‏"‏ وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ عَارَضَنِي بِهِ الْعَامَ مَرَّتَيْنِ، وَلاَ أَرَى الأَجَلَ إِلاَّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ، فَاتَّقِي اللَّهَ…

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  • شرح السنة (3867)كُنَّا أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عِنْدَهُ جَمِيعًا لَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنَّا وَاحِدَةً ، فَأَقْبَلَتْ فَاطِمَةُ تَمْشِي لا وَاللَّهَ مَا يَخْفَى مشيتها مِنْ مِشْيَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَآهَا رَحَّبَ ، قَالَ : مَرْحَبًا يَا بِنْتِي ، ثُمَّ أَجْلَسَهَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ، أَوْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ ، ثُمَّ سَ

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4969

`Umar asked the people regarding Allah's Statement: 'When comes the Help of Allah (to you O Muhammad against your enemies) and the conquest of Mecca.' (110.1) They replied, "It indicates the future conquest of towns and palaces (by Muslims)." `Umar said, "What do you say about it, O Ibn `Abbas?" I…

فَتْحُ الْمَدَائِنِ وَالْقُصُورِ قَالَ مَا تَقُولُ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ أَجَلٌ أَوْ مَثَلٌ ضُرِبَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم نُعِيَتْ لَهُ نَفْسُهُ

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1621

“The wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) gathered together and not one of them lagged behind. Fatimah came, and her gait was like that of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said, ‘Welcome to my daughter.’ Then he made her sit to his left, and he whispered something to her, and she smiled. I said to her: ‘What…

"‏ مَرْحَبًا بِابْنَتِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ أَجْلَسَهَا عَنْ شِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أَسَرَّ إِلَيْهَا حَدِيثًا فَبَكَتْ فَاطِمَةُ. ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ سَارَّهَا. فَضَحِكَتْ أَيْضًا فَقُلْتُ لَهَا: مَا يُبْكِيكِ؟ قَالَتْ: مَا…

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